Veteran Pakistani film and television actress Samina Ahmed is shooting for a Hollywood project in Thailand, according to her husband Manzar Sehbai.
Jewish Footprints and Connections that Shaped Sri Lanka’s History
Today, the Chabad Houses in Colombo and on Sri Lanka's southern coast have attracted considerable attention amid a rise in anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric. It is noteworthy that Colombo once had an active synagogue, which served as a regular place of worship for British Jewish servicemen World War II
Repositioning India as the Capital of Buddhist Tourism: A Blueprint for a Global Destination
Buddhist tourism as an important tool of India’s soft power. The shared Buddhist heritage can help develop cultural ties with Japan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Mongolia, South Korea, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, and several other Buddhist-majority nations through cooperation in archaeology, monk-to-monk dialogues, youth programs, academic exchanges, and cultural festivals
Mohenjo-daro’s ‘Dancing Girl’: The Silence Surrounding Women in Public History
Mohenjo-daro offers South Asia an opportunity to look backwards without dividing the past into national possessions, and to recognise that the region’s cultural memory is older and more interconnected than its modern inheritors.
How a Film by a Boston-Based Immigrant is Dismantling the Model-Minority Concept
Jam Boy represents a much-needed question for the South Asia diaspora, about why it takes a third aggressor for us to see the common struggles that we share, and why it is only in these situations that we remember that our ideas of home are the same.
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Former Mrs. World arrested by Sri Lankan police for beauty pageant chaos
Former Mrs. World Caroline Jurie was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police on Thursday morning for creating chaos at the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant when she forcibly took away the crown of the winner, declared her ineligible and crowned the runner-up
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No facilities to help thousands of autistic children in Bhutan
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Cricketer Moeen Ali's father calls Taslima Nasreen's ISIS comment on son 'Islamophobic'
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FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation
FIFA, world football's governing body, on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) citing third-party intervention, reported Dawn. The move came after a group of people forcibly removed the normalization committee, appointed by FIFA in the PFF
Taj Mahal: The mausoleum of love Is becoming a victim of man and nature
India's tourism icon and a symbol of earthly love, the 17th-century white marble mausoleum, the Taj Mahal in Agra, is a victim of both nature and man
Jammu and Kashmir welcomes tourists with a million multi-hued tulips
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Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant ends in brawl, winner stripped of crown
The Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant ended in a major brawl after the reigning Mrs World stripped the winner of her crown after she was announced, and instead crowned the first runner-up
Model-actress crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020
A professional model and actress, Tangia Zaman Methila, has been crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020, by Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh
Why the 1883 Jaipur industrial arts exhibition was important for India?
Of all of the exhibitions of Indian arts and exotic wonders held during the colonial period, the Jaipur Exhibition of 1883 is perhaps the most significant
Kashmir fashion show breaks cultural and sartorial barriers
Kashmir, slowly returning to normal life, witnessed its first fashion show called 'The Kashmir Fashion Show' recently
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan supports women’s football team, ask people to respect game, players
Famed Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has lent her support to women footballers, asking people to “respect the game, respect the players.”
Indian Army man to run between Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 50 days
An Indian Army sportsperson on Thursday commenced a mission to run 4000 km from Kashmir, in the up north, to Kanyakumari, in the deep south, in 50 days, media reports said
